NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship
Annual college track meet
The NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship is the annual track meet to determine the national champions of NAIA men's outdoor track and field in the United States and Canada . It has been held annually since 1952.[ 1]
The most successful program has been Azusa Pacific , with fifteen NAIA national titles. Among active NAIA programs, Life have the most, with six.
The current champions are Cumberlands , who won their first national title in 2024.
Results
NAIA men's outdoor yrack and field championships
Year
Site
Championship results
Winner
Points
Runners-Up
Points
1952 Details
Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian
74
San Diego State
45
1953 Details
South Dakota State
48
Abilene Christian
42
1954 Details
Abilene Christian (2)
39
Texas Southern
33
1955 Details
Abilene Christian (3)
68
Kansas State Teachers
44
1956 Details
San Diego, CA
Occidental
89½
Abilene Christian
56
1957 Details
Occidental (2)
148½
Abilene Christian
34
1958 Details
Occidental (3)
93
Winston-Salem State
62
1959 Details
Sioux Falls, SD
Winston-Salem State
56
East Texas State
55
1960 Details
Winston-Salem State (2)
58
East Texas State
45
1961 Details
Texas Southern
49
Tennessee State
47
1962 Details
Texas Southern (2)
72½
Kansas State Teachers
46
1963 Details
Sioux Falls, SD
Maryland State
82
Omaha
33
1964 Details
Kansas State Teachers
60
North Carolina College
50
1965 Details
Southern–Baton Rouge
77
North Carolina College
40
1966 Details
Southern–Baton Rouge (2)
92
Texas Southern
69
1967 Details
Southern–Baton Rouge (3)
77
Texas Southern
63
1968 Details
Billings, MT
Prairie View A&M
47
Arkansas AM&N
45
1969 Details
Prairie View A&M (2)
69½
Southern–Baton Rouge
68
1970 Details
Eastern Michigan
75
Texas Southern
50
1971 Details
Eastern Michigan (2)
65
North Carolina Central
43
1972 Details
North Carolina Central
68
Dallas Baptist
51
1973 Details
Arkadelphia, AR
Texas Southern (3)
81
Eastern New Mexico
55
1974 Details
Eastern New Mexico
67
Southern California College
58
1975 Details
Southeastern Louisiana
68
Eastern New Mexico
63
1976 Details
Eastern New Mexico (2)
56
Northwestern State (LA)
52
1977 Details
Jackson State
56
Adams State
31
1978 Details
Abilene, TX
Abilene Christian (4)
67
Adams State
42
1979 Details
Texas Southern (4)
87
Abilene Christian
53
1980 Details
Mississippi Valley State
66
Abilene Christian
61
1981 Details
Houston, TX
Mississippi Valley State (2)
62
Texas Southern
59
1982 Details
Charleston, WV
Abilene Christian (5)
80
Azusa Pacific
64
1983 Details
Azusa Pacific
94
Saginaw Valley State
36
1984 Details
Azusa Pacific (2)
93
Saginaw Valley State
77
1985 Details
Hillsdale, MI
Azusa Pacific (3)
94
Wayland Baptist
76
1986 Details
Russellville, AR
Azusa Pacific (4)
112
Wayland Baptist
86
1987 Details
Azusa Pacific (5)
108
Wayland Baptist
82
1988 Details
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific (6)
112
Prairie View A&M
63
1989 Details
Azusa Pacific (7)
115
Adams State
70
1990 Details
Stephenville, TX
Oklahoma Baptist
57
Azusa Pacific
53
1991 Details
Azusa Pacific (8)
87
Central State (OH) Lubbock Christian
42
1992 Details
Abbotsford, BC
Azusa Pacific (9)
93
Central State (OH)
76
1993 Details
Central State (OH)
99
Prairie View A&M
70
1994 Details
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific (10)
82
Central State (OH)
66
1995 Details
Azusa Pacific (11)
105⅓
Lubbock Christian
104
1996 Details
Marietta, GA
Lubbock Christian
59
Azusa Pacific
54
1997 Details
Life
94
Prairie View A&M
54.6
1998 Details
Tulsa, OK
Life (2)
82
Southern–New Orleans
79
1999 Details
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Life (3)
102
Lindenwood
80
2000 Details
Abbotsford, BC
Life (4)
90
Taylor Point Loma Nazarene
53
2001 Details
Azusa Pacific (12)
97
Life
50
2002 Details
Olathe, KS
Azusa Pacific (13)
54
Life
50
2003 Details
Lindenwood
65
Dickinson State
61
2004 Details
Louisville, KY
Dickinson State
91
Lindenwood
72
2005 Details
Dickinson State (2)
99
Virginia Intermont
83
2006 Details
Fresno, CA
Dickinson State (3)
102
Lindenwood
89
2007 Details
Oklahoma Baptist (2)
77
Dickinson State
58
2008 Details
Edwardsville, IL
Azusa Pacific (14)
61
Dickinson State
57
2009 Details
Azusa Pacific (15)
80
Dickinson State
71
2010 Details
Marion, IN
Wayland Baptist
70
Dickinson State
51
2011 Details
Shorter
66
Doane
59
2012 Details
Shorter (2)
93
Azusa Pacific
69
2013 Details
Indiana Tech
72
Oklahoma Baptist
68
2014 Details
Gulf Shores, AL
Indiana Tech (2)
105
Wayland Baptist
93
2015 Details
Concordia Nebraska
59
Wayland Baptist
55
2016 Details
Indiana Tech (3)
86
Concordia (NE)
52
2017 Details
British Columbia
71
Indiana Tech
64
2018 Details
Wiley
92
Indiana Tech
62
2019 Details
British Columbia (2)
80
William Carey
53
2020
Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Details
Gulf Shores, AL
Madonna Doane
44
Indiana Tech
43
2022 Details
Life (5)
52
Southeastern University
47
2023 Details
Marion, IN
Life (6)
55
British Columbia
41
2024 Details
Cumberlands
64
Marian (IN)
62
Champions
Active programs
Team
Titles
Years
Azusa Pacific
15
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
Abilene Christian
5
1952, 1954, 1955, 1978, 1982
Texas Southern
4
1961, 1962, 1973, 1979
Southern
3
1965, 1966, 1967
Occidental
3
1956, 1957, 1958
British Columbia
2
2017, 2019
Shorter
2
2011, 2012
Oklahoma Baptist
2
1990, 2007
Mississippi Valley State
2
1980, 1981
Eastern New Mexico
2
1974, 1976
Eastern Michigan
2
1970, 1971
Prairie View A&M
2
1968, 1969
Winston-Salem State
2
1959, 1960
Lindenwood
1
2003
Lubbock Christian
1
1996
Central State (OH)
1
1993
Jackson State
1
1977
Southeastern Louisiana
1
1975
North Carolina Central
1
1972
Emporia State
1
1964
UMES
1
1963
South Dakota State
1
1953
See also
NAIA track and field
NCAA track and field
References
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